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. 2022 Nov 18:45:e305.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21002144.

Not just a hijack: Imaginary worlds can enhance individual and group-level fitness

Danica Wilbanks  1 , Jordan W Moon  2 , Brent Stewart  3 , Kurt Gray  1 , Michael E W Varnum  2
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Not just a hijack: Imaginary worlds can enhance individual and group-level fitness

Danica Wilbanks et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Why has fiction been so successful over time? We make the case that fiction may have properties that enhance both individual and group-level fitness by (a) allowing risk-free simulation of important scenarios, (b) effectively transmitting solutions to common problems, and (c) enhancing group cohesion through shared consumption of fictive worlds.

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